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Minus the whole "being Canadian" thing, the Comedians of Comedy may be the closest thing the comedy world has to a Broken Social Scene. Both operate as (sometimes very large) groups of exceptionally talented individuals who come together all Voltron-like for tours and releases in their respective mediums. Both choose rock clubs as their preferred stomping grounds (no matter that it's expected of BSS). And both have founders/de facto leaders who have just released pretty great solo albums, those being Patton Oswalt's Werewolves and Lollipops and Kevin Drew's Spirit If...

For the unconvinced, look no further than the Comedians' upcoming fall tour, on which Eugene Mirman (their Feist?) will join the lineup of Oswalt, Brian Posehn, and Maria Bamford (sadly, it seems Zach Galifianakis will be absent, though he has dates of his own). The tour begins in Seattle on October 3, and you should hear their cover of "Stars and Sons"*.

The tour is in support of the group's Comedians of Comedy: Live at the Troubadour DVD, which features live and backstage footage of the Comedians at the L.A. club and comes out via Image Entertainment on October 2. In addition to the group itself (and Mirman), there are appearances by David Cross, Sarah Silverman, and Galifianakis' "twin brother"/alter ego Seth.

Even better, the whole Troubadour concert will air completely uncut and uncensored on Comedy Central's "Secret Stash" on September 29.

* So should we. It doesn't exist...to our knowledge.

The Comedians of Comedy:

10-03 Seattle, WA - Showbox
10-05 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
10-06 Los Angeles, CA - City Hall (Detour Festival)
10-10 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
10-11 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
10-25 Boston, MA - Roxy
10-26 Carlisle, PA - Dickinson College
10-27 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
10-28 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at TLA
10-29 Washington, DC - Black Cat
10-30 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's
11-01 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
11-02 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
11-03 Buffalo, NY - Center for the Performing Arts